Regulation 2 Amendment of regulation 1(2)(a) of the principal Regulations

In sub-paragraph (a) of regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations there is inserted, at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order of the entries in that sub-paragraph, the following entries—

• ““excepted person” means—

  1. (a)

     a doctor or dentist; or

  2. (b)

     a person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business within the meaning of section 69;

• “Health Authority”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 1977^f1;

  2. (b)

     in relation to Scotland, means a Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978^f2; and

  3. (c)

     in relation to Northern Ireland, means a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972^f3;

• “Primary Care Trust” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 1977^f4;

• “Special Health Authority”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 1977;

  2. (b)

     in relation to Scotland, means a Special Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; and

  3. (c)

     in relation to Northern Ireland, means a Special Health and Social Services Agency established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990^f5;”.